An excellent little book store. I loved the puzzle selection and adorable gifts. It's a great place…read moreto take kids, too.

A happy place for bookworms! Take a beautiful Victorian home and turn it into a bookstore; magic!…read moreThis bookstore is charming, enchanting and filled with wonder. Books have always been a happy escape for me. Now that I read my books on my iPad, I had started to forget how wonderful it feels to hold a real book in your hands. I think it's time to return to the beginning, head back in time and pick up a book to read; a real solid paper book. Sometimes change isn't always a good thing. This sweet little store reminded me of days gone by. When you walk in, the room on the left is for the little ones. Straight ahead is the desk where you checkout and to the right is for young teens or young at heart. In the back areas are adult books. A very nice selection of most genres. So put down that iPad and go buy yourself a book! A book that you can touch. However you like your books, take time to read. Lose yourself for awhile and let your imagination carry you along. Bookstores; one of my favorite places on earth!

I love this bookstore! I love going to support small businesses expessially coming from someone who…read moreowns a small business. Everytime I go in, the staff is always smiling, the selection is always amazing and new, and I love how clean and organized it is!

Adorable book store. Great selection of books and a very cool place to visit. The staff were very…read morehelpful and nice! Can't wait to visit again and pick out some more books.

Barnes & Noble is a wonderful bookstore. Book Title: A…read moreChildhood Taken Away by a Mother and Grandfather Author: Linda Sommer Farley Linda Sommer Farley grew up in a large family where money was scarce. Her mother was not around for a great deal of her childhood. She was the sixth child of eight and had the responsibility of raising her younger siblings when no one was at home. A mother with a gambling addiction and a grandfather who abused her were traumatic parts of her life. She also expresses her embarrassment of growing up poor, and the challenges she was faced with through out her school years due to poverty. Linda allows us to feel her pain, her fear, and her total loneliness, when her grandfather abused her. She wrote this book with the purest of intentions - to help others.

Great place to study. That woman made me the worst cup of coffee I have ever had. Kind of sad, I…read morewould like my $8 back.... Idk why I paid her to give me something disgusting. Great environment tho loved it overall

Visited this store during the art fair last weekend. The selection of book is amazing and the owner…read moreis a wealth of information, very kind and approachable. If are looking for the hard to find, to comic books this is the place!!

Nice used bookstore, good for browsing, getting something specific (knowledgeable staff), or…read moreshopping for collectible editions. Not surprisingly, one of the best collections of Illinois and Lincoln history. Perfect location if you're visiting and staying in a downtown hotel. Next to a couple of good restaurants, if you're the sort who likes a book and a glass of wine. Odd but worthwhile stack of deep discounts on carts at entrance.

Half Price Books is the best place I take the books and media as you thin out your collection…read more (Dunaway Books and Hammond's Books have failed to return communication and Left Bank Books' hours don't work for me.) That being said... you get very little money for what you bring in. Much less than other used bookstores offer. I know the stores need to make a profit. I don't expect that the inventory will get 30% of the asking price. But 20% or even 15% would be nice. Am I getting that? I think not. At Half Price Books, you don't know what you're getting for each item. How it worked in the past: Bring books to the counter. Wait to be paged. Return to see 2 (or 3?) groups of stacked books. Staff make a point of saying "These are the books we want. Those are the books we don't want." The "don't want" group is larger most of my visits. Staff offer to donate/recycle (read: trash) the books for you. Formerly (early 2020s) you could take accept the offer on the wanted group and take the donate group to your preferred nonprofit. How it worked about year ago: Though staff have your books separated into different groups, the offer is on all of the books, including the books they will donate/trash. Once the books are on the counter, you can't take a single book back without refusing the offer. You must take all the books back. A staff member told me that if there are some books I want to take elsewhere, I should put them in 2 different groups so I can have different offers. Hmmm. How it works now: You can't take any of the books back, even if you tell them in advance. Staff say they won't tell you which ones are the wanted/unwanted though after their review, the books sure seem to be in different groups. When you ask about this, they say this has *always* been the policy, and that they only deviated from it during the covid pandemic. (Then that was not *always* the policy, was it?) I imagine the books groups are something like of: sell here, sell at a different HPB location, donate, trash. If some of these books are going to be thrown away or donated, why not give them to the owner? It should be less work for the staff. So it's imperfect. This is as good as it gets for people hoping to unload of a few hundred dollars brick-and-mortar resell value in books for a little cash. Shopping here: I rarely buy books, journals, games, media and the other items sold here. When I want to buy something particular that I think will be here, Half Price Books is one of the places I shop. Buying a used book locally by a company that is based out of state is still better than buying from Amazon. I can usually find some books to bring for them to review while I shop.

Always have the best experiences here. Half Price Books has books, boardgames, DVDs, Video games…read moreand so much more for sale. They have a great selection of books and everything is so well priced. The staff is incredibly sweet and helpful. I have purchased many books here and will be back for more.

My husband and I had read an adulatory article about the store and the many thousands of books…read morethere, so we traveled up from St. Louis to take a look. The thousands of books were there, all right, but in a building that smells overwhelmingly of mold. I don't know whether it's from a roof leak or a flood, or whether they have just bought a lot of smelly books, but my husband and I both stank of mold even after we left, and I was coughing. I didn't find much of a selection of unusual or uncommon books to tempt me, and the layout of the place is very strange. I couldn't find mystery books for over ten minutes. They were hidden away in a corner, and given far less prominence than romance or inspirational books. Even if I found out that the mold problem had been solved, it's not likely we would return.

Don't let any negative reviews steer you away from this place, it's great!!! I was in-town…read moreovernight, and specifically looking for guitar tablature books. While they didn't have much, I did find their music section, and got a great book on the old ACE Records label. However, the best part of the experience was Lori, the owner (I believe). She was SO HELPFUL!!! I asked about her usual stock, and she was totally willing to have an in-depth conversation with me about various subjects. Also, when I went to check out, and told her that I was in town for a concert, she reached into a drawer, and pulled out an information sheet recommending restaurants for dinner, breakfast and coffee places. She even gave me some of her own, and some advice on where else to look for good used books!! Other than the concert itself, it was the highlight of my trip there. Thank you Lori!!!

While browsing for books, I overheard one of the owners entertaining some kids by telling and…read moreanswering jokes while the parent shopped. How sweet! I love the vast collection of books, rocks, shells, and more. The staff is very helpful and friendly, too.

Great, friendly service! Loved the atmosphere. They welcomed my kids and made them feel at home…read more They loved curling up in the chairs and reading while I browsed. We'll definitely be back.

Always nice to help a small business. They had a great dr who flux game. Not too many used books,…read more but we did find some great classics.

We were in town visiting family. Decided to give Tibbetts House a try. We had a wonderful…read moreexperience. Bret is a gracious host and his able canine assists Gus Gus and Otis put in "hard work" as well. Breakfast was delicious. We will definitely be back.

The moment I walked in I was approached by a woman doing a petition. She asked me to sign after…read moreverbally giving me info. I told her I'd like to read about it before I sign and she kind of looked at me like I'm crazy and said "I like to be more informed before I make a decision." She told me no one else had to think about it and I told her I did. That was weird and uncomfortable, especially when she turned from me and asked my wife. She gave the same answer. Selection is pretty broad but the store is very political and it's obvious. They have a sign that said "everyone is welcome, except ICE.", Black Lives Matter, gay pride, and anything that is demeaning to republicans. It's honestly distracting and disappointing. Someone who may not have the same beliefs may not feel comfortable walking around with fascist stickers, and everything that is demeaning towards "the right". Value is good and as I said before the selection is quite broad. There were a lot of pro-gay books which you never really see anywhere else. There are also all kinds of self help books and everything else you might expect. Overall I do recommend this place, but I can see how a large majority of people would feel really out of place here. That aside, it's a really nice establishment with very friendly staff. Not so crazy about the woman in the front pressuring me to sign her petition. I'm sure she meant well though.

I popped in on a whim to pass some time, and I'm glad I did. I forgot how lovely this shop is. They…read morehave an excellent selection of books, very well curated. I love how they have a section devoted to translated literature - I'm on a Japanese literature kick! I even found a book on my TBR downstairs in their used section, which felt very lucky - especially for $7! They don't have as many knick-knacks and gifty things as other indie bookstores, but I don't mind it. Sometimes I'd rather have the focus be on the books.

Honestly, I should not be allowed to come into this store. Why? Because I always end up dropping…read moremoney like I have unlimited income. If you love sports, this is the place to go for collectibles. If you love movies or tv shows, they can hook you up. Funko Pop? They got it. Vintage Lite Brite or Cabbage Parch doll? They got that too. Star Wars. Buck Rogers. Star Trek. Pee Wee Herman. Wednesday. Frankenstein. The list goes on. I love wrestling action figures and they have helped me add some awesome ones to my collection. Even a Ric Flair, so "wooooo!!". They don't gouge you on pricing either! Just be prepared to spend a lot of time when you go in, be ready to relive your childhood and make sure you have money to spend, because you absolutely will!

Their friendly staff always willing to help ! Knowledgable. Fair pricing…read more Close to Bigfoot comics.